IN Shaler Spring 2019 | Page 2

Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program REDUCES A NEW MOM’S ANXIETY Lots of things changed when Kelly Spargur brought home her newborn daughter Samantha for the first time. One of the things Kelly wasn’t expecting to change was her anxiety level — it overwhelmed her to the point where she had difficulty functioning day-to-day. She turned to Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Women’s Behavioral Health Psychiatrist Sarah Homitsky, MD, who enrolled her in AHN’s Mother-Baby Intensive Outpatient Program for new moms. Comprehensive Care for New Moms and Their Families The Alexis Joy D’Achille Center for Our family-focused treatments that Perinatal Mental Health at West Penn keep mom and baby together, include: Hospital off ers rapid treatment for women suff ering from postpartum depression and other mood disorders like anxiety and bipolar disorder. Intensive outpatient program. Weekly individual therapy. Family sessions. Mother-baby programming. Nutrition programs.